profit from every $100 of sales.
$0$100
The Chefs' Warehouse
$106.66+0.56% today
+79.3% in 1 year
1-year low $57.271-year high $116.42
Trading in the middle of its range for the past year.
The essentials
Four questions every investor asks, answered in one line each.
more sales each year, on average, 2020 to 2025.
0%20% a year
You pay $64.06 for every $1 of profit it makes in a year.
CheapExpensive
of earnings would pay off all its debt.
No debt5 years
Money in, money out
What The Chefs' Warehouse sold, what it kept, and what it did with the cash.
Sales went from $2.61 billion in 2022 to $4.15 billion in 2025, with $72.4 million of profit last year.
SalesProfit
The Chefs' Warehouse handed back 17% of the cash it generated last year.
Buybacks $15M
Free cash flow 2025$88M
Bought back its own shares$15M
Paid as dividends–
Cash vs. debt$121M vs. $975M
The Chefs' Warehouse vs. similar companies
The Chefs' Warehouse grows the fastest of these 5 and is the most expensive for its profits.
| Company | Profit from $100 of sales | Sales growth a year | Price per $1 of profit |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chefs' Warehouse | 64.1× · Very expensive | ||
 Sysco | 21.6× · Fair price | ||
 US Foods | 34.4× · Expensive | ||
 Performance Food Group | 48.8× · Expensive | ||
 Jerónimo Martins, SGPS | 19.4× · Fair price |
AI analysis
An AI analyst reads The Chefs' Warehouse's last five years, its segments, earnings, insiders and peers, and writes the bull case, the bear case and what the price expects.
Run the AI analysisFull statementsIncome, balance sheet and cash flow, year by year
Income statement
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,112 | 1,746 | 2,613 | 3,434 | 3,794 | 4,150 | |
| 248 | 390 | 619 | 814 | 914 | 1,004 | |
| -103 | 11 | 86 | 101 | 128 | 153 | |
| -69 | 46 | 124 | 157 | 193 | 223 | |
| -83 | -5 | 28 | 35 | 55 | 72 | |
| -2.46 | -0.13 | 0.73 | 0.88 | 1.32 | 1.68 | |
| 22.3% | 22.4% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 24.1% | 24.2% | |
| -9.2% | 0.6% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.7% | |
| -7.5% | -0.3% | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 1.7% |
Balance sheet
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 974 | 1,074 | 1,509 | 1,705 | 1,859 | 2,028 |
| Cash | 193 | 115 | 159 | 50 | 115 | 121 |
| Total debt | 530 | 542 | 837 | 926 | 916 | 975 |
| Total liabilities | 630 | 724 | 1,108 | 1,251 | 1,321 | 1,424 |
| 345 | 350 | 402 | 455 | 538 | 604 | |
| 34 | 37 | 39 | 46 | 46 | 46 | |
| -9.3% | 1.0% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 7.3% | |
| -24.1% | -1.4% | 6.9% | 7.6% | 10.3% | 12.0% |
Cash flow
| In millions of USD | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | -20 | 23 | 62 | 153 | 129 | |
| 7 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 50 | 41 | |
| 36 | -59 | -23 | 4 | 104 | 88 | |
| Dividends paid | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| – | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | |
| 9 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
Valuation
- 64.1×
- 48.1×
- –
- 5.1×
- 1.1×
- 52.8×
- 24.6×
- 1.9%
- 1.6%
- 0.0%
Profitability
- 24.2%
- 3.7%
- 1.7%
- 9.8%
- 7.1%
- 2.4%
- 13.5%
- 4.0%
- 10.5%
- –
Growth
- +30.1%
- –
- −15.2%
- –
- +1.3%
Financial health
- 0.3×
- 0.42
- 12.9%
- 3.9×
- 2.18
- 1.33
- 2.14
How it ranks in Consumer Staples
Each dot is where the company stands among every company over $300M in the sector. Further right is better.
Bottom 32%of 669
Bottom 15%of 672
Bottom 6%of 623
Top 5%of 671
Bottom 24%of 666
What analysts expect
- Average price target
- $83.33
- Range
- $83.00 – $84.00
- 2 analysts
These targets were collected on May 20, 2026 and our analyst feed has not updated since, so we no longer compare them with today's price.
Recent earnings
Our results feed has not updated since May 21, 2026. Results reported after that are not in this table yet.
| Date | EPS | Expected | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2026 | 0.40 | 0.23 | +73.9% |
| Feb 11, 2026 | 0.68 | 0.62 | +9.7% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.43 | +16.3% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 0.52 | 0.45 | +15.6% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 0.25 | 0.21 | +19.0% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | 0.55 | 0.51 | +7.8% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 0.36 | 0.34 | +5.9% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 0.40 | 0.36 | +11.1% |
News
No recent news on file.
Insider trades
Our insider feed has not updated since May 26, 2026. Trades filed after that are not listed yet.
No insider trades on file.
The seven classic investing rulebooks
1/7Passes 1 of 7. Each bar is how well the company fits that investor's published rules, from 0 to 100; 60 or more counts as a pass.
Warren Buffett
40No pass
Benjamin Graham
24No pass
Philip Fisher
36No pass
Peter Lynch
75Pass
Joel Greenblatt
4No pass
Charlie Munger
28No pass
Terry Smith
38No pass
Questions about The Chefs' Warehouse
Is The Chefs' Warehouse a good stock to buy?
A business with weak numbers, priced as if everything goes right. 1 of the 7 famous investors' published rulebooks we apply pass it. Whether it suits you depends on your goals and the price you pay; invest-like never tells anyone to buy or sell. The AI analysis lays out the case for and against. Read the The Chefs' Warehouse AI analysis
What does The Chefs' Warehouse do?
The Chefs' Warehouse, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in distribution of specialty food products in the United States and Canada. It is in Food Distribution, based in Ridgefield, CT, United States, with 5,156 employees.
Does The Chefs' Warehouse pay a dividend?
No. The Chefs' Warehouse does not pay a dividend at the moment; in 2025 it returned $15.0 million to shareholders by buying back its own shares.
Is The Chefs' Warehouse stock halal?
Yes. The Chefs' Warehouse passes our halal screen: its business is permitted and its debt is 21% of its market value, under the 30% limit. How we check
How has The Chefs' Warehouse stock done over the past year?
Up 79.3% over the past twelve months, to $106.66. It traded between $57.27 and $116.42 and is 8.4% below its high.
Who are The Chefs' Warehouse's competitors?
The largest listed companies in the same industry are Sysco, US Foods, Performance Food Group and Jerónimo Martins, SGPS. The peers table on this page compares their profit, growth and price with The Chefs' Warehouse's.
Prices: daily closes to Nov 13, 2026. Fundamentals: company reports via invest-like data.